Raisa Gorbacheva
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Maximovna and the family name is Titarenko.
Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (Russian: Раи́са Макси́мовна Горбачёва Romanized Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachyova, née Titarenko, Титаренко; 5 January 1932 – 20 September 1999) was a Soviet-Russian activist and philanthropist who was the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Quick Facts First Lady of the Soviet Union, President ...
Raisa Gorbacheva | |
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Раиса Горбачёва | |
First Lady of the Soviet Union | |
In role 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991 | |
President | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Spouse of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
In role 11 March 1985 – 24 August 1991 | |
Preceded by | Anna Chernenko |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Raisa Maximovna Titarenko (1932-01-05)5 January 1932 Rubtsovsk, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 20 September 1999(1999-09-20) (aged 67) Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Moscow State Pedagogical Institute |
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She raised funds for the preservation of Russian cultural heritage, fostering of new talent, and treatment programs for children's blood cancer.